Combined key case and flash-light holder



May 13 1924. 1,494,242

A. B. HILL COMBINED KEY CASE AND FLASH LIGHT HOLDER Filed Sept. 20, 1923v 5 4 i 5 5 W/ 7/1/5885 l/Vl/ENTOR erhikm fi A TTORNEVS Patented May 13,1924.

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER B. HILL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED KEY CASE AND FLASH-LIGHT HOLDER.

Application filed September 20, 1923. Serial No. 663,837.

To all w hom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER B. HILL, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Brook lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Combined Key Case and F lash- Light Holder,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in key cases, and has particularreference to a combined key case and flashlight holder.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the abovenature wherein the body portion of the device is made from a singlesheet of material formed to provide key and flashlight containingcompartments.

Another object is to so construct the device that the same may bereadily held in a manner to permit of directing the rays from theflashlight on to a look while in the act of inserting a key into saidlock.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the followingdetail description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the case with the coverin open position and a key withdrawn for use;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1 with the cover closed;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of.

the body portion of the key case;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section taken through the body of the case;

Figure 5 is another longitudinal section in a plane at right anglestothat of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank employed for forming the bodyportion.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, it will be seenthat the body portion of the case is formed from a single sheet ofmaterial, such as metal, and consists of a bottom portion 7 having theextensions 8 and 9 on opposite sides thereof which are folded along thedotted lines 10 to form the ends of the case. Extending from one end ofthe blank from which the body portion is made is another extension 11foldable along the dotted line 12 to provide one side wall of the case,the free longitudinal edge of said extension 11 being out to provide aplurality of lugs 13 which are all bent or rolled to receive a pin 14forming a hinge for the cover 15 of the receptacle. The end of the blankforming the body portion opposite the end from which the extension 11projects is curved longitudinally and inwardly upon the bottom portion7, as indicated at 16, to form a compartment 17 extending longitudinallyof the case at one end thereof. The free end of the portion 16 alsoforms a side wall opposite the side wall or extension 11 of a keyreceiving compartment in which is disposed adjacent one end thereof atransverse supporting rod or pin 18. A plurality of suitablekey-carrying hooks 19 are pivotally mounted upon the pin 18 and each ofsaid hooks supports a key 20 and is provided with a swivel connection 20which permits of the free turning of the key. The ends of the members orextensions 8 and 9 adjacent the portion 16 of the blank, which is curvedto form the compartment 17, are cut away, as indicated at 21, to receivethe curved edges of said portion 16.

The end wall or extension 9 is provided therein with an opening 22through which any one of the hooks 19 may be extended after the cover 15has been swung to an open position so that the key carried by said hookmay be employed in opening a look. In order that the cover 15 may befrictionally held in closed position the same may be provided adjacentits free edge, which is curved, as indicated at 23, to conform to thecurvature of the portion 16, with a small projection 24 engageable in anindenture or small recess 25 formed in the portion 16.

The circular formation of the compartment 17, in cross section, is suchas to permit of a lamp 526 and battery 27, each of which isconventionally shown, being mounted in said compartment, the lamp beinglocated at the end of the compartment adjacent the wall 9. Theconventional switching device 28 may also be employed to light andextinguish the lamp 26.

hat is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a body portion formed from asingle sheet of material bent to provide end walls and a side wall, saidsheet being also bent remote from said side wall to divide said bodyportion into key receiving and flashlight containing compartments, and acover for said body portion pivoted to the first named side wall andengageable with said bent portion to form a closure for the first namedcompartlnent.

10 ing therein and one of the bent side Walls di viding said bodyportion into key receiving and flashlight containing compartments, asupport in the first named compartment arranged adjacent the end Wallhaving the opening therein, a plurality of key supporting hooks carriedby said support and movable into said opening, and a cover for said bodyportion forming a closure for said key receiving compartment.

ALEXANDER B. HILL.

